and one other note, the issue of gun control laws. a senate committee passed a bipartisan bill aimed at combatting illegal gun trafficking and something called straw purchasing. that's when someone who is allowed to buy a gun purchased it for someone who is prohibited from buying a firearm. it's the first of several ideas from the judiciary committee. still on the table, votes to restrict the sales of assault weapons and expanding background checks. >>> we have some other news this evening. we're following breaking news in the south bay. san jose police are investigating the city's eighth homicide of the year. it happened around 11:30 this morning at the hilltop manor senior apartments on ironwood drive. you see the map here. that's near the church on the hill near highway 87 and curtner avenue. officers found an elderly man dead at the scene with stab wounds. we invite you to stay here with us at nbc bay area news for the latest information on this developing story. >>> switching gears now to our weather, a live look across our hd ne